King of Song

Chapter 207 Chapter [-]

On the tenth day of the seventh lunar month, the mission left Bianjing from Wansheng Gate, and embarked on the road west to Tubo!
This time the envoy was headed by Lin Zhao, a doctor of the Ministry of Rites, and dozens of other entourages. Emperor Zhao Xu specially sent [-] soldiers of the forbidden army as escorts.As for the name of the mission, it is to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Qiao, the mother of Tubo Zanpu Dong Zhan!
On the day of departure, Lin Zhao and Mu Sihong couldn't help saying goodbye!However, the emperor's order is hard to violate, and Mu Sihong has to watch her husband Lin Zhaoyuan go!
Riding on the little white dragon, Lin Zhao was the first to leave Bianjing City with his head held high!Previously in Hangzhou, the little white dragon had no use for it. When returning, Lin Zhao sent someone to Bianjing on a boat. This trip to the northwest will definitely come in handy.

After leaving Bianjing, go west along the Dahe, pass through Luoyang in Xijing, then enter Guanzhong, pass through Chang'an, cross Longyou, and enter Hehuang.In ancient times, the distance was quite long, and the roads were difficult, and the difficulties of this mission were also reflected in these aspects.

But at the beginning, everything was fine, they were all in the Song Dynasty, and it was a rich place like Guanzhong Heluo, so life was relatively easy.

It was getting late outside Luoyang City this day, Su An came to ask for instructions: "Mr. Lin, how about we go to the city to rest tonight?"

Going to Tibet as an envoy, accompanied by five hundred soldiers, the leader is Su An!Lin Zhao was noncommittal about this. The emperor would definitely send someone to follow him.Su An and Lin Zhao have a tacit understanding, and they have cooperated a lot before.Moreover, he has also been sent to Liao Kingdom before, so he is relatively experienced.

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "Okay, tell the local officials in Luoyang that we will go to the city to rest, and there will be many hard days ahead, so it's okay to be comfortable for a few days now!"

After making the arrangements, Lin Zhao remembered that the magistrate in Luoyang was Sima Guang who stayed behind in Xijing, and he couldn't help feeling a little worried.I don't know what the attitude of Bachelor Sima will be, just don't have any thoughts because of your own position.Lin Zhao even thought that maybe going to the city was a wrong decision, and he should decisively camp outside the city.If it's in exchange for some rejection or humiliation, it's really not worth it.

What Lin Zhao didn't expect was that Sima Guang cooperated surprisingly, sending people to welcome the mission into the city, and also ordered people to arrange for the officials and soldiers accompanying the embassy to rest early.

Could it be that Sima Guang regarded him as one of his own when he discussed the Green Crop Law last time?This is the only reasonable explanation that Lin Zhao can think of!

Luoyang seems to be a surprising city. Lin Zhao originally wanted to take advantage of this rare evening to take a good look at Luoyang City in the Song Dynasty.It is a good choice to look at the rippling Luo River, see the legendary Tianjin Xiaoyue, or go to the White Horse Temple to offer incense.

But when there was no movement from him, the officials in Luoyang had already begun to prepare enthusiastically, and Lin Zhao received an invitation.As for the signature of the signature is Sima Guang!
Sima Guang held a banquet in a house near Tianjin Bridge, and invited some literati, and Lin Zhao was also one of the invited guests.

Lin Zhao was a little surprised that Sima Guang actually invited him to the banquet, which is definitely a surprising thing.Because he was close to Wang Anshi before and had little contact with Sima Guang, it is estimated that Bachelor Sima did not take himself seriously at all.

This kind of person can't climb high, so they know very little about Sima Guang, and a large part of them even stay on the story of Sima Guang smashing the vat!
However, Lin Zhao also knew in his heart that this was the author of the general history "Zi Zhi Tong Jian".This is also a far-reaching official in the political arena of the Song Dynasty. He fiercely opposed Wang Anshi's new law and was a symbol of conservatives.In the future, he also ascended the throne of the prime minister and abolished all the new laws. He was also a strongman.

Although he stays behind in Xijing in Luoyang and is temporarily away from Bianjing, the political center, it does not mean that he has left the political arena of the Song Dynasty.Sima Guang was considered one of the best figures in the Song Dynasty, with great influence, so why did he invite himself?
Lin Zhao was full of curiosity, but since Sima Guang invited him, how could he not go?Therefore, Lin Zhao still appeared in the garden at Qiaotou, Tianjin as promised.

After arriving, Lin Zhao knew that this was Shao Yong's mansion!
When Wang Gongchen, envoy of the North Court of Xuanhui, was staying behind in Xijing, he once built [-] houses on the former foundation of Anshen Qi's house for the Five Dynasties Jiedu envoy Anshen Qi's house in the west of Tiangong Temple in Luoyang.Because Qiaotou in Tianjin is a prosperous place with excellent scenery, the basic foundation of the house is there, and it is carefully built, although it is not so luxurious as to be carved.But fresh and elegant, unique ingenuity, but also a unique scene.

This house was then given to Master Shao Yong, and Master Shao called it a comfortable nest!

As for Shao Yong, although Lin Zhao didn't know that clearly, he had heard about it no matter in his previous life or in this life, and it can be regarded as thunderous.

I didn't expect that the banquet would be held in Master Shao Yong's mansion, so Master Shao as the host would definitely appear.It's not bad to be lucky enough to meet such a legendary figure. If there is a chance, I can ask Shao Yong to divination about the big event and see what the future is like!

Lin Zhao also just thought this way. This trip to the west originally only planned to stay in Luoyang for one night, and this banquet can only be ordered until the end.

When they came to the gate of "Easy Nest", servants of the Shao Mansion had already greeted them here. Seeing Lin Zhao's arrival, they stepped forward and asked, "But Lin Langzhong from the Ministry of Rites?"

"You know me?" Lin Zhao was a little surprised. He had never been to Luoyang, so how could this servant know him?
The servant said with a smile: "The master ordered that if you see a young man with a weak crown, handsome appearance and extraordinary appearance, he must be Mr. Lin!"

"Oh?" Lin Zhao secretly laughed in his heart. Is this a rash act, or is it Master Shao Yong's clever plan?

After entering the mansion, Lin Zhao discovered that such an assertion was really reasonable.Because most of the people who came to the banquet tonight were middle-aged and elderly people.

Needless to say, Sima Guang, who stayed behind in Xijing, also had a writer, Zuo Lang, and Zhang Zai, a scholar of Chongwen Academy.

Zhang Zai is over 50 years old, and he was also a Jinshi in the second year of Renzong Jiayou's Dragon and Tiger List. If he is only regarded as an unsatisfactory official who manages cultural classics, it would be a big mistake.

Because he is a famous philosopher in the Northern Song Dynasty and one of the founders of Confucianism, he is known as "Zhang Zi".How famous Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is in history, but in fact its representatives, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, got their original ideas from their cousin Zhang Zai.Zhang Zai is the founder of Guan Xue, he is a sage, and he enshrines No. 30 eight people in the west verandah of the Confucius Temple.

Its temple court, Zhou Dunyi, Shaoyong, Chengyi Temple and Chenghao Temple are collectively called the "Five Sons of the Northern Song Dynasty" temple.In the ancient times when the culture of ethics and Confucianism was valued, although such figures were not so prominent in politics, their status in the academic world was quite high.

All officials are scholars, and the Song Dynasty was another era of Wenfeng's heyday, and then they must have great influence in politics.

Shao Yong is famous for his study of Yi, but in fact his philosophical insights are more lofty.Birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups. Naturally, we have many contacts with great philosophers like Zhang Zai.So it is not surprising to meet Zhang Zai in Shao Yong's garden!
Two brothers, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, also came together, and their positions are professors of Xijing Guozijian.Uncle and teacher Zhang Zai is here, will they be far behind?Comparatively speaking, they are still relatively young. Although they have begun to have unique insights, compared to their cousin Zhang Zai and the world-renowned master Shao Yong, they are still much immature.But in Luoyang, they are all celebrities!Of course, there are other accompanying personnel whose origins and reputations are not so famous.

Lin Zhao was somewhat "flattered" by inviting himself to a dinner party for a group of celebrities.But the sense of anticipation for this dinner is not so strong in my heart, especially Zhang Zai and Er Cheng are here, maybe they will talk about Confucianism or philosophy again at that time.

Furthermore, Lin Zhao didn't like Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism very much, and even slightly rejected it, especially Zhu Xi's sentence "preserve the principles of nature and destroy human desires".Although he can be regarded as a generation of saints, some ideas or theories have an incalculable impact on future generations.The confinement of human thought is self-evident, and even in the later Ming and Qing Dynasties, advanced civilizations gradually began to fall behind, which is also related to this.At least, it has had a very unfair impact on women's status and many other aspects of life.

Although Zhu Xi was born many years later, the Neo-Confucian thought started from Ercheng, so Lin Zhao's feeling was inexplicably not that good!

So since Lin Zhao entered Shao Yong's mansion, he always felt a little out of place, so he avoided the chatting crowd and enjoyed the scenery in the garden.

It has to be said that Wang Gongchen still spent some effort to build this mansion.The pavilions, terraces and pavilions are patchwork, and the buildings are quite distinctive. The simplicity is yet fresh, and the ingenious design can be seen everywhere.

The trees and flowers are not very expensive, but the embellishment is just right, beautiful and solemn, which also reveals a little elegance.It matches the identity of the owner Shao Yong very well!
Standing on a high place, you can still see the rippling Luoshui from a distance. It can really be said that it is a good garden with infinite scenery and beautiful scenery.No wonder Shao Yong named this place "Easy Nest". Living here is really quiet and peaceful, so it's a lot of fun!
While Lin Zhao was looking at the scenery here, three elderly men who were older but with extraordinary bearing came over from a distance.Lin Zhao turned around and saw that one of them was Sima Guang, who was staying behind in Xijing.Although they don't have much friendship with each other, they still know each other.

As for the other two, they must be Master Zhang Zai and Master Shao Yong.When Lin Zhao saw them, the three elders were also looking at Lin Zhao!

(End of this chapter)